Digital Design program
Associate Diploma
Levels
3
Courses
13
Credits
44
Number of students
15
Overview
The Graphic Design program aims to equip students with advanced professional skills in graphic design to meet global market demands. Offered at Jouf University in collaboration with the Faculty of Computer Science, the program covers diverse areas such as visual design, typography, photography, and prepress production. It focuses on enabling students to build innovative design skills using certified tools and techniques, along with developing their critical analysis, effective communication, and teamwork capabilities. By leveraging industrial partnerships and professional standards like "Adobe," the program prepares creative designers ready to compete in the job market.
Program content
Admission requirements
Program levels
المستوى الاول
ACGD 112 - Typographic Design - mandatory
Credits
3
Theoretical
3
Pratical
Training
Total Content
3
Prerequisite
Course Description:
This course is a studio-lab course introducing the art of Graphic design. It is the visual realiza-tion of a most basic element of visual communication. The history of typographic forms, princi-ples of composition, and the expressive potential of type will be explored through readings, research, workshops, and projects. Design challenges will be approached through exploration, experimentation, selection, critique and refinement.
ACGD 114 - Animation - mandatory
Credits
3
Theoretical
2
Pratical
2
Training
Total Content
4
Prerequisite
Course Description:
This course focuses on the art of animation (animated principles, sequences, elements, etc.) using the computer. This course also discusses the key principles and processes involved in animation, exploring the entirety of the creative process from finding and researching a concept, through the preparation and techniques used, to the execution of the work. Students will construct graphics, background graphics, color, scaling, tim-ing, and editing. They will screen and discuss selected animated short films and videos.
ACGD 113 - Photographic Studies - mandatory
Credits
3
Theoretical
2
Pratical
2
Training
Total Content
4
Prerequisite
Course Description:
This course prepares a student who can take a beautiful picture by studying many basics, tech-niques, skills, information, and advice related to photography and how to obtain a beautiful and attractive image through a professional camera or even Through the use of his personal mobile camera, so that he can use that information in photography to develop himself as a professional graphic designer whose one of his primary tools is to adapt the images he took himself into the design.
ACGD 111 - Core Visual Design - mandatory
Credits
3
Theoretical
3
Pratical
Training
Total Content
3
Prerequisite
Course Description:
This course is designed to increase the intellectual and visual awareness of the tech-nical aspects of color, its manipulation and control. The course offers an introduction to computer graphics, algorithms, and software. Topics include overview of graphics algorithms, 2D line drawing, 2D and 3D geometric transformations, 2D and 3D viewing, 2D and 3D clipping, 2D and 3D object representation.
ACGD 110 - Computer for Graphics - mandatory
Credits
3
Theoretical
3
Pratical
Training
Total Content
3
Prerequisite
Course Description:
This course is designed to increase the intellectual and visual awareness of the tech-nical aspects of color, its manipulation and control. The course offers an introduction to computer graphics, algorithms, and software. Topics include overview of graphics algorithms, 2D line drawing, 2D and 3D geometric transformations, 2D and 3D viewing, 2D and 3D clipping, 2D and 3D object representation.
AENG 110 - English language skills 1 - mandatory
Credits
5
Theoretical
2
Pratical
6
Training
Total Content
10
Prerequisite
Course Description:
This edition of Roadmap was created in collaboration with Arab World educators to provide learners with a culturally relevant learning experience. Roadmap is a general English course for adults which recognises that every class is different, and every learner is unique. Built on Global Scale of English learning objectives, Roadmap gives learners the specific language training they need to progress. Engaging, relevant content and extensive support materials make lessons enjoyable for both learners and teachers.
Roadmap enables learners to:
◦ Make measurable progress with a syllabus built on GSE learning objectives.
◦ Build confidence in speaking with relevant, communicative tasks.
◦ Develop strategies for improving reading, writing, and listening skills.
◦ Practise grammar and vocabulary out of class with the mobile app.
المستوى الثاني
AENG 120 - English language skills 2 - mandatory
Credits
5
Theoretical
2
Pratical
6
Training
Total Content
10
Prerequisite
Course Description:
This edition of Roadmap was created in collaboration with Arab World educators to provide learners with a culturally relevant learning experience. Roadmap is a general English course for adults which recognises that every class is different, and every learner is unique. Built on Global Scale of English learning objectives, Roadmap gives learners the specific language training they need to progress. Engaging, relevant content and extensive support materials make lessons enjoyable for both learners and teachers.
AENG 230 - English in the Workplace - mandatory
Credits
4
Theoretical
4
Pratical
Training
Total Content
4
Prerequisite
Course Description:
Discover the innovative world of Business Partner for learners and professionals who want to communicate effectively in English in the workplace.
◦ Study real-life business stories through authentic videos.
◦ Learn about key business topics, concepts, and vocabulary such as Corporate culture, Training and development, Finance and Time management.
◦ Develop your communication skills with the video-based Communication skills training programme that includes building relationships, managing bad news, managing challenging feedback and dealing with matters of urgency.
◦ Personalise your learning experience with a structured modular approach that gives the flexibility to focus on specific needs and learning outcomes.
◦ Get practical training in functional business skills such as self-presentation, facilitating a discussion and dealing with difficulties in negotiations.
◦ Work on realistic case studies in the Business workshops.
◦ Evaluate your progress step by step against the Global Scale of English Learning Objectives for
◦ Professional English.
Prepare for business English exams.
ACGD 123 - Project - mandatory
Credits
3
Theoretical
3
Pratical
Training
Total Content
3
Prerequisite
Course Description:
The Student is required to function on multidisciplinary team to apply the concepts discussed throughout the digital design into a practical project guided by the course instructor. Course lectures will include briefing about projects, presentation skills and evaluation criteria. Written and oral examination is required by the end of the course.
ACGD 120 - Motion Graphics - mandatory
Credits
3
Theoretical
2
Pratical
2
Training
Total Content
4
Prerequisite
Course Description:
This course aims to act as a primer in the world of motion graphic. It aims to provide you with a wide understanding of the discipline and a familiarity with the core princi-ples, concepts, and terminology. The course is structured into two parts. The first part introduces the “toolset” that a practitioner of motion graphics needs from the outset as well as a series of core concepts that underpin the skills and principles of graphic production and motion graphic design. The second part consists of a detailed examina-tion of the motion graphics design process and workflow for both sole producers and members of larger production teams.
ACGD 121 - Design Portfolio - mandatory
Credits
3
Theoretical
2
Pratical
2
Training
Total Content
4
Prerequisite
Course Description:
This course presents the best way in building a successful personal portfolio. Discuss the proper materials for the conventional portfolio. Explain the best way to display the information in a sequential way that follows the standard trend. Using the program courses outputs, student will learn how to build a digital portfolio, display and present it. Finally, analyze the methods of maintaining the best portfolio quality.
ACGD 122 - Design and Brand Identity - mandatory
Credits
3
Theoretical
2
Pratical
2
Training
Total Content
4
Prerequisite
Course Description:
This course gives an understanding of branding and visual identity system and its component parts, translating and communicating brand stories graphically. What a brand is and how a branding program operates lays some ground-work for understanding the roles and objectives of individual graphic design application, such as logo, letterhead and business card. How adver-tisement construct message to inform, promote, or motivate people on behalf of a brand or group. The skills, concepts and context of Illustration work as well as information designing. Exploring the strategic thinking underlying brands and look at how that strategy can drive the creative expression.
المستوى الثالث
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